My research and consulting relate to global leadership, gender, civil society, its evaluation and Middle East politics. Building on these passions, she is currently also interested in planetary health. I was senior teaching fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, consultant at Qatar Foundation, assistant professor at Qatar Foundation and Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, lecturer at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and former research fellow at the London School of Economics, UK. lived in six countries and taught and consulted in several as well. She is an award-winning author, co-author, and editor of books, including, Civil Society and Women Activists in the Middle East; Women in Civil Society: The State, Islamism, and Networks in the UAE; Spiritual Activism: Keys for Personal and Political Success and Citizenship, Security and Democracy: Muslim Engagement with the West.